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Over 4,000 people left eastern Aleppo - Russian Foreign Ministry

Arab World Materials 15 December 2016 22:01 (UTC +04:00)
More than 4,000 people have left the eastern parts of Syria's Aleppo
Over 4,000 people left eastern Aleppo - Russian Foreign Ministry

More than 4,000 people have left the eastern parts of Syria's Aleppo, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday in a statement posted on its website, Sputnik reported.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said that ambulances and buses with militants leaving Aleppo are accompanied by Russian servicemen and Red Cross staff.

The evacuation of 5,000 militants and their families from Aleppo started earlier in the day.

"Over 4,000 people have left Aleppo's eastern neighborhoods," the statement said.

Earlier it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation to prepare jointly with Syrian authorities the evacuation of militants and their families from eastern Aleppo. The evacuation of militants will be carried out via a special corridor toward Idlib.

Over the recent months, Aleppo became a major battleground in Syria between government forces and militants. The Russian General Staff said earlier on Thursday that all districts previously controlled by militants in eastern Aleppo have been freed, while the first convoy carrying over 1,000 evacuees has successfully left the area.

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